Girls' name · since 1914
Elnita
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 154 babies named Elnita, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,480 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
154 girls have been named Elnita since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elnita has been recorded 154 times among girls since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1960.
- #22,480 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 154 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Elnita ranks #22,480 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 154 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #22,480 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 154
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Elnita's 154 recorded births place it above 68.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Elnita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Elnita splits its recorded history at 1936: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Elnita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1960
- Peak year (1958)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Elnita by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (46 births, 30% of the file).
1920s was Elnita's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Elnita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
46 births
- 1930s
1930s
45 births
- 1940s
1940s
26 births
- 1950s
1950s
21 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 46 births (30% of all-time use).
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What to do with Elnita's data
- Elnita's decade-level peak was the 1920s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Elnita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–1960 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Elnita draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.